Stephen Bird
Born 1964 in Stoke on Trent. Lives and works Sydney (AUS) and Dundee (UK)
Bird initially trained as a painter but now works across a range of mediums. Bird studied Fine art at Duncan and Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee, and post graduate studies at Cyprus Art College. He has made ceramics and sculpture since early 1990’s. Bird has exhibited throughout the United Kingdom, Australia and the USA. Collections include the National Museum of Scotland, Mexican Consulate and Artbank Australia. Bird has undertaken a number of significant commissions and is featured in Contemporary Ceramics, international Perspective by Emanuel Cooper, published by Thames & Hudson 2009. He lectures at the National Art School, Sydney.
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Gould Galleries 11th August - 11th September 2010
Gould Galleries, 270 Toorak Road, South Yarra
Irony Makes a Country Strong
Irony Makes a Country Strong brings together a selection of works from Stephen Bird’s Industrial Sabotage series, 2005-2010. Stephen uses the term Industrial Sabotage to explain how he has re-interpreted the tradition of mass produced ornamental ceramics made in Stoke on Trent in the 18th and 19th centuries. He uses humour propaganda, trompe l’oeil and meaningless violence to re-tell archetypal myths and comment on complex collective issues including politics, cultural imperialism and...
read moreCAST Presents: Laughter 13th August - 12th September 2010
Artists: Stephen Bird, Ben Booth, Andrew Harper, Henri Papin (Mish Meijers & Tricky Walsh), Raom & Loba (Valerie Livory & Omar Martinez) and Nicole Robson.
The fifth gallery exhibition on CAST’s diverse 2010 program of contemporary art is laughter, a group show curated by Victor Medrano (CAST Emerging Curator 2010). Laughter features funny artwork from five Tasmania artists, one UK artist and two French artists.
read moreSolo show at The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh. 2-30th June 2010
The Scottish Gallery, 16 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3-6HZ
2-30th June 2010
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"I began my Industrial Sabotage series in 2006 as part of an exhibition and research at the Potteries Museum Stoke on Trent....
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